Anne O Connor, who is a non-voting member of the interim chief advisory committee, told her colleagues on the Select Board that the search group has interviewed three applicants and is hoping to arrange a fourth interview. Outgoing Town Manager Jason Hoch asked the Select Board to form a search committee to make a recommendation to his office for the interim post after then-Chief Kyle Johnson resigned in December. After some initial uncertainty about the level of community interest in serving on the search committee, the town received 22 applications and appointed eight residents to the panel. O Connor said its work so far has been heartening.
1:38 p.m.: Parking violation issued to a vehicle owner on Islington Street.
3:11 p.m.: Verbal warning given to Market Street and Spinnaker Way driver for registration.
5:01 p.m.: Caller reported indecent exposure after she witnessed a man at Washington Street and Gates Street was driving around with his pants down while doing stuff, though she did not have a license plate number for his vehicle. Police were later unable to locate the male subject.
7:18 p.m.: Police were alerted to a man on Woodbury Avenue for suspicious activity, though he was moved along after saying he was dumpster diving.
8:13 p.m.: Portsmouth male arrested on Bridge Street on charges of driving while intoxicated.
NORTH ADAMS â Roads? Who needs roads?
Barring major setbacks â and there probably will be setbacks â years from now someone could ride their bicycle from Bennington, Vt., through Pownal and Williamstown, and into North Adams without spending much time on roads.
In fact, the route mostly would flow alongside the Hoosic River, passing through valleys, meadows and forests, under railroad tracks using a former drainage route and through the Blackinton Mill.
An earlier proposal that took it through The Spruces and along a route in the Chenaille Terrace neighborhood to the airport property had too many easement and regulatory issues.
WILLIAMSTOWN â By this time next year, hikers and bicyclists may move through Williamstown along a 3-mile stretch of the Hoosic River on a shaâ¦
Firefighters from Williamstown, North Adams and Pownal, Vt., extinguished the blaze at the three-bedroom residence at 23 Hoxsey St. in about 30 to 45 minutes, Fire Chief Craig Pedercini said. The Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department responded to provide coverage at the Williamstown station. No one was home at the time of the Wednesday afternoon fire. The three tenants, students at Williams College, left for break earlier in the week, according to the building s owner, Paul Rinehart, who was on scene to watch the cleanup. Pedercini credited workers from the Williams College Science Center project across the street with helping to get the fire under control.